Friday, March 1: 12:08 p.m. Sexual assault report filed on the 100 block of Grand Avenue. 4:02 p.m. Theft report filed in Yosemite Hall. 6:31 p.m. Narcotics code violation in Fremont Hall. 7:16 p.m. Someone was walking on the 1000…
Skateboarding, safety and ‘sweet talking’
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Skateboarders on Cal Poly’s campus pride themselves on their ability to charm their way out of a citation. “I got pulled over like once, and I kinda talked him out of it,” Cal Poly Longboarding Association of…
Stenner fire injures one firefighter, no students
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net A fire in the Stenner Glen apartment complex Saturday morning forced approximately 40 residents to evacuate and caused the injury of one firefighter, according to fire officials. Firefighters from both San Luis Obispo Fire Department and…
Update on semester conversion expected Monday
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net University President Jeffrey Armstrong will meet with members of the President’s Semester Review Task Force on Monday to inform them about an update in calendar negotiations with California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy White, according…
Girls with guns: training program offers women weapon experience
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net One of the many stereotypes women face is unfamiliarity with firearms, but a local training group is looking to remedy that. Spartan Training Resources is offering a women’s-only handgun course this weekend that will highlight…
Students get preschooled
The Preschool Learning Lab on campus used to have almost as many students working as it had children. That has changed, as the lab has expanded to 40 hours per week with six students working at a time, Patty Clarkson,…
SLO’s air quality ‘F’ grade misleading
Jessica Burger jburger@mustangdaily.net San Luis Obispo County residents are often confused by the American Lung Association’s State of the Air report, which this past year placed San Luis Obispo as the ninth most polluted city by ozone with a letter grade…
Campus examines hazing policies
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Hazing has become the subject of national conversation this week, in light of recent incidents across the country. Last week, twelve members of the marching band at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) were charged with manslaughter for…
First look: ASI presidential candidates
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net The names and colleges of all candidates for next year’s Associated Students, Inc. leadership were made public this week, revealing a pool of four students aiming for the ASI presidency and 62 who will campaign for the…
Student teaches math to prisoners
Amanda Meneses Special to the Mustang Daily In high school, Michael Bower tutored his peers in math. Calculus made sense to him, he said, and he was eager to help in any way he could. While at Cal Poly, Bower,…
Greek life preps for week of competition, games
More than 3,000 active members of Cal Poly’s fraternities and sororities are scheduled to participate in Greek Week at the start of next month. Houses will face off May 4-11 through 11 in three different categories of events in hopes…